The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-12-16


lse of himself and his family. Es receives
II tho desk of his employer his wager snd
perhaps eafere be reaches home is Obliged,
in the purchase isc the family Of articles
which embrace his own labor. to. return,
in tho payment of the increasing pi ,cc which
sation of many days labor.
d. Tho farmer and tho. agricultural laborer,
who tssnttfacture nothing, but who
PAY THE tatnEAsED PK1cE
which the tariff imposes upon every agricul-
5ural implement, upon all they wet.rj and
t ti1dft ~! they use and own, except heincrease
in their lloGa5 asa herds and such things as
their husbandry prodl:ces from the soil, are
invited to aid in maintaining, the present |
situation. Mind that they are told that aigh |
duty on imported wool is necessary for the |
benefit of those who have sheep to shear, in
ofacr thss the price of their wool may be |
They of course are TED reminded thai Tho
farmer who has no sheep Is ~ this :chefne |
Obliged, in his purchase of clotidi:: scd
woolen goods, to pay tribute to his fellow,
farmer, rs well as to the manufacturer and |
merchant, nor is any mention made of the,
fact that the sheep Gwpers themselves and
their household, must wear clothing and Use
other articles utanffactered from ihs wool
they sell at tariff prices ard thus as con.
sumers must return their siiars OF this i'll
creased price to the tradesman.
think it may bs FAIRLY assumed that a
large proportion of tho stieep owned by the
farmers throughout the country sre found
in snal! hocks, numbering from twenty-five
to to fifty % Iho oo Su'g g;. on the. the sgaao saa9
q Field poissu IS IS0 10 cents Ss' 0 To- each each
pound OF The value of 30 cents or less and
IL cents itor each pound of the value of more
than 80 cents. Ii the iiberal es:imate of six
pounds be allowed for each focce the dQty
thereon would be GO or 70 cents, and this
nav be taken as the utmost advancement OF
its price to the farmer by reason of this duty.
Eighteen dollars would thus represent the
increased price of the wool from twenty-five
sheer, and !s36 that from the wool of fifty
sheep; and at present values, this addi
ton would amount to about ono third OF its
price, if upon its sale the farmer receives
this this or less tariff profit. Tho wool leayos
his hands charged with precisely that sum,
which, in all its changes, will adhere to it,
until it rc;,S,,,,es the consumer. When manu-
factlifel into clotn and other goods and
material for use i.-
COST IS NOT ONLY INGs1n.sEp
to the extent of the farmer starif profit, b;:s
n turthef sum has been added for tho benefit
of the manufactured, t.r,lsr the operation of
the tariff laws. In the meal.t,ns the dag
arrives when the farmer finds il necessary
to purchase wooden goods and material to
When he faces the tradosmah t"r that pur-
pose he discovers that he is oblige(, NOT
only to return in the way of increased
prices his tariff profit on the wool sold, and
which then perhaps lies Defo-s him j, man
ufactured form, but that he must ado . cont
siderable sum thereto to meet q further IN
crease i'll cost caused by tariff duty on the
manufacture. Tins in the end he is
aroused to the fact that he has paid upon a
made ratio upon q moderate purchase, as a
result of tbs tariff scheme. which, when he
sold his wool, seemed 50 profitable, an in
crease IN price more than sufficient TO sweep
away all the tariff profit he received on tho
wool he produced and sold:
When the number of farmers engaged i'll
wool raising is compared with all the farm
ers in the country, and the small proportion
they bear to otir population is considered;
when it is made apparent that, in the case
of large part of those who own sheen. tho
benefit of the present tariff on wool Is il:
lusory and above all, when it must be
conceded that the increase of the cost Of
living, caused by such tariff, becomes 4
burden upon those with moderate means,
and the poor, the employed and the tlitcin-
ployed, tho sick and the well, mud the young
and old, and that it constitutes a tax which
with relentless grasp is fastened upon the
clothing of every man, woman and child IN
tho land, the reasons ;ire suggested why tho
removal or reduction of this duty should be
In speaking of the increased cos. of Tho
consumer of cur hchle manufactures, re-
sulting from Il
DUTY LAID UPON lMroETED ARTICLES
of the same description, the fact isnot over
looked that competition among our domestic
producers sometimes has the effect OF keep
ing the price Of their products below The
| highest limit allowed bg such duty, but ii is
| notorious that this competition ii TOO often
strangled by combinations, quite, prevalent
ut this time, and frequently called
trusts, which have for their object
the regulation of The supply aid
price. of commodities made and sold by
members Of the Combinations Tic people
| can hardly hcpA for any consideration III the
! operation of these scii,.s!. schemets. ".
| however, III the absence of such tc1r''ins-
Z, ti.tt,; henlthy end free competition reduces
The prices o. $.iv rsttcular du.iable article
| of tho same produetoli ''nsew the limit
| which might be otherwise reaches. rHa"r
our tariff laws, and if, with such reduced
| price, no manufacturer continues 10 thrive,
It Is et'tirely ssiHeIit that one thing has been
| discovered Nhita shon'a ha carefully
scrutinized. .o...
To ar effort 10 reduce taxation, the ietea;
| sity Of combination to maintain the price OF
| my eo,n,codity to the tariff poilgt furnishes
| proof that sClnS one is
WILLING TO ACCEPT LOWER PRICES
for such commodity, and that such price!
ase thrrftinetatiyn, and the latter prices pro
duced by competition prove the SAINT
thing. Then where either of tsiGtc eordi-
tions exists, case would seem to he pre-
sented for an easy reduction OF taEaton.
Tho considerations which have been pre-
sented, touching our tariff laws. arc intended
only to enforce an earnest recormon9atio1
that the surplus revenue of the government
be prevented ts the reduction OF our custom
duties, and at the same iine !. emphasize
suggestion that in accomplishing this f's'r-
pose we may discharge a adouble duty TO ou
people by granting to them measure of re
lief frc1n tariff taxation in quarters where j
is most needed. and from saprees where i
can be most fairly and justly aGsotded; no
can the presentation made of such consloter
alton be with any degree of fairness re
garded as evidence of unfriendliness towart
our manufacturing interests, or of any lacl
OF appreciation of their value and import
ance. These interests constitute leading
aud most substantial element of ournationa
greatness, and furnish tbs proud propf o
our country's progress. But if, III I'll
emergency that presses upon us, Our manu-
facturers are asked to .snrrende
and to avert disaster, their patriotism, u
well ms grateful recognition of the alvan
tages already afforded, should lead them tt
willing cooperation.
Nc demand Is matte that they shall lOreS,
i aii benefits of government regard. but the
cannot fail to he admonished of their duty
/ as well as their enlightened seif-iutcrest an
! safety, when they are reminded OF the fat
a that the financial panic and the collapse I
i which the present condition tends
l AFFORD 70 GREATER SHELTER OR PRO
b LECTION
to our manufactures than to our other i'm
: portant enterprises.
9 Opportunity for safe, careful and delibei
ate reform is nov offered, and mono of ,
4 should be upulindful of u time when Il
abused and irri.ateI people. heedleas
those who have resisted timely aud reason
able relief, may insist on radical CT
: sweeping rectification of wrongs. The di
fculty attending Il wise and fair revision ,
our tariff laws is not urderestimated.
will require on the part of congre!
great labor and care, and especially Il brof
n and national contemplation of the subiec
;. and patriotic disregard OF such local al
d selfish claims as are unreasonable and reel
d less of the welfare of the entire country.
:, Unde.. our present laws more han fo
Il thousand articles are subject ,oduty. MAJ
: of these do not in any way compete with ol
r manufacturers, and many are hardly wor
% attention as subjects of revenue. 4 consit
e erable reduction can be made i'll the agfyr